De Wain Valentine at the Getty Center with Gray Column. Artwork © De Wain Valentine
Artist De Wain Valentine created his own kind of love letter to the California sea and sky: Gray Column, a 3,500-pound sculpture made of polyester resin that’s twelve feet high and eight feet across.
This February 14, come visit From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine’s Gray Column and you’ll get a sweet reward—something even more than the chance to see the sculpture, explore how Valentine created a material to realize his artistic vision, and learn about the challenges of displaying and conserving a sculpture of this unique material and scale.
We’ll be passing out treats outside the exhibition, and as an added bonus: the first 50 visitors to the exhibition will get an extra surprise gift. Even sweeter, Valentine will be on hand to discuss his work from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Can’t make it? Be one of the first five people to answer this question in the comments—What’s the full name of the resin named after De Wain Valentine?—and we’ll send you a copy of the exhibition catalogue, which has great behind-the-scenes photos and includes a DVD of a 30-minute documentary on Valentine’s work.
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Valentine Maskast Resin No. 1300-17
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The polyester resin is called Valentine MasKast Resin No. 1300-17. The light and space works on display in the Getty Initiative shows have benn a revelation for me.
I am hoping the Getty initiative will inspire the LAPhil to do something similar with San Francisco and San Diego for the music!
Valentine Maskast Resin No. 1300-17
Valentine Maskast Resin No. 1300-17! I really wish I could go to this tomorrow!
Valentine MasKast Resin No. 1300-17
the material is sold as “Valentine MasKast resin”
Valentine Maskast Resin No. 1300-17
Valentine MasKast Resin No. 1300-17.